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Another strangeness in conditionals 9 1 (5/21/2013 12:06:19 AM) comp.text.tex Hello, Comparing : \iftrue true\else false\or ok\fi % no problem: \or is ignored \ifcase 1 \or \else \or \fi % no problem: \or is ignored \iffalse false\or error\else ok\fi % error : ??? T... GL

\in@ and the category code 6 4 2 (5/20/2013 10:13:06 AM) comp.text.tex Hello, is there a way to check if a string contains a macro parameter # ? Thanks for your ideas. ... GL

e-TeX \currentiflevel / \currentifbranch / \currentiftype 2 2 (5/20/2013 8:18:41 AM) comp.text.tex Hello, For the interested, the following example brings us a philosophical question about the (e-TeX) meaning of the word "current" : \def\test {\showthe\currentiflevel } \expandafter \test \iftrue t... GL

TeX--XeT 2 3 (5/16/2013 3:14:55 PM) comp.text.tex Hello, Is there a way to check if the current mode is left-to-right or right- to-left ? \TeXXeTstate =1 \beginL What is the current direction ? \endL \beginR What is the current direction ? \endR ... GL

What's wrong with \glueexpr 0 8 (4/14/2013 6:21:06 PM) comp.text.tex Hello, I wonder why the result is different in the first case : % ------------------------------------- \documentclass {article} \usepackage {etex} \begin{document}\makeatletter \@tempskipa =.spmi... GL

pdf linearization 3 16 (4/4/2013 12:23:15 AM) comp.text.tex Hello, Is there a free command line tool to linearize a pdf ? I've tried `pdfopt.exe` under the /miktex/bin directory but Adobe Reader says "Fast web viewing = no" I've also tried verypdf' pdfopt.exe... GL

siunitx options 0 16 (2/6/2013 11:05:03 PM) comp.text.tex Hello Mr Joseph Wright, I don't know the key=value mechanics of LaTeX3 and i would like to know if it's possible to define a kind of /.style key in oder to set a set of options by the mean of a custom k... GL

Nine parameters 64 29 (1/28/2013 2:29:02 PM) comp.text.tex Hello, Macros be defined with up to 9 parameters. Why not 10 ? Why not #0 ? Have a nice day. ... GL

datatool / DTLloaddb 6 33 (1/27/2013 4:07:03 PM) comp.text.tex Hello Mrs Talbot, I come with a feature request (you may consider or not but i don't think such a feature is provided). Would it be possible to load a db not from a file, but from a parameterless macro wh... GL

Magic TeX error messages 0 13 (1/27/2013 3:39:04 AM) comp.text.tex Hello, Just for fun: \halign {&#\cr \let\@let@token =&}% => missing \cr inserted Type (since the missing \cr has been inserted...) % => Misplaced \cr hugh ! ... GL

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e-TeX \currentiflevel / \currentifbranch / \currentiftype 2 2 (5/20/2013 8:18:41 AM) comp.text.tex Hello, For the interested, the following example brings us a philosophical question about the (e-TeX) meaning of the word "current" : \def\test {\showthe\currentiflevel } \expandafter \test \iftrue t... gouailles (1705)

protected newcommand 3 16 (4/26/2013 11:54:19 AM) comp.text.tex Hi, I have a package which defines a \newcommand. Using this command \mycommand works well, but in \caption{foo bar \mycommand} it causes an error. I found that \caption{foo bar \protect\mycommand} works wel... greenux (83)

Documentation of \numexpr 8 5 (5/3/2013 7:14:00 PM) comp.text.tex Hi, I recently was a bit surprised to accidentally realize that \numexpr -(1)\relax was illegal: \the\numexpr -(1)\relax \bye ERROR: Missing number, treated as zero. --- TeX said --- ... jfbu1 (138)

list of math variables 13 6 (5/4/2013 2:28:23 AM) comp.text.tex I'd like to list some variables, say $abcdefghi$, but the spacing around the f is wider than around all other letters. How can I avoid this? - Dirk ... dschlimm (68)

RequireFile or similar? 1 2 (5/13/2013 3:06:26 PM) comp.text.tex Dear List, the "LTEX 2 ε for class and package writers" guide (clsguide.pdf) introduces \ProvidesClass{⟨class-name⟩}[⟨date⟩ ⟨other information⟩] \ProvidesPackage{⟨package⟩}[⟨date⟩ ⟨other information⟩] ... milde1 (84)

TeX--XeT 2 3 (5/16/2013 3:14:55 PM) comp.text.tex Hello, Is there a way to check if the current mode is left-to-right or right- to-left ? \TeXXeTstate =1 \beginL What is the current direction ? \endL \beginR What is the current direction ? \endR ... gouailles (1705)

Another strangeness in conditionals 9 1 (5/21/2013 12:06:19 AM) comp.text.tex Hello, Comparing : \iftrue true\else false\or ok\fi % no problem: \or is ignored \ifcase 1 \or \else \or \fi % no problem: \or is ignored \iffalse false\or error\else ok\fi % error : ??? T... gouailles (1705)

IEEE modify first page margin 7 1 (5/21/2013 9:10:18 AM) comp.text.tex I am submitting a document which is based on the IEEE conference paper class but requires a slightly wider margin for the first page : A4 first page Top 25 Left 13.1 Right 13.1 Bottom 19.1 mm A4 other pages ... monika.blackman (1)

numbering equation 1 3 (5/18/2013 6:56:38 AM) comp.text.tex how can i numbering all equations in chapter one with number (1. no of equation) i use \begin{equation} \end{equation} all i get is (1. No of section . No of equation) so I want get (1. No of equation... erwin241287 (11)

Replacing a command at the end 6 1 (5/22/2013 2:07:49 PM) comp.text.tex Dear all, this might sound weird, but I ask: can I "replace" an environment ending string? In particular, I'd like to add something before \end{document}! So in something like: \documentclass[11p... sensei.wa.at.me.com (3)